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Date:      Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:13:55 -0700
From:      Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
To:        jack <jack@diamond.xtalwind.net>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   install feature 8)
Message-ID:  <199710161613.JAA01226@rah.star-gate.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:55:10 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.971016105158.8493B-100000@zeus.xtalwind.net> 

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Hi,

I think that it would be nice to have an install express button with
two flavors : with X and no X.

No sources just the binaries if it finds the disk on the system it just
installs FreeBSD regardless of what was on the disk.

	Cheers,
	Amancio


>From The Desk Of jack :
> On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Atipa wrote:
> 
> > (snip, snip, ...)
> > 
> > > Because FreeBSD is easier than Linux to install on a non-Internet
> > > computer, 
> >  
> > (snip, snip, ...)
> > 
> > Come on, guys. I hate seeing the "good guys" stoop to the level of the 
> > competition. Tim's statement is very opinionated, with about as much 
> > substantiation as Linux's 6 million users.
> > 
> > We need to stay away from arbitrary, opinionated comments like the above. 
> > I personally feel Linux's installation is easier than FreeBSD's, 
> > especially Red Hat Linux. Slackware is not bad either.
> 
> Guess it's all a matter of opinion.  I found Slackware a total PITA to
> install.  Mainly because it couldn't be installed over the net and that
> you couldn't just start it and walk away.
> 
> 
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